2017/2018 Session
| Date | Topic | Speaker/Social Event |
|---|---|---|
| 12 February 2018 | Information Security and Cyber Crime Risk | Patrick Kelliher |
| 8 February 2018 | Chartered Actuary proposal | Stirling talk - Stephen Cunningham |
| 7 February 2018 | Chartered Actuary proposal | Glasgow talk - Dermot Grenham |
| 7 February 2018 | Chartered Actuary proposal | Edinburgh talk - John Taylor |
| 30 January 2018 | Infrastructure risks | Chris Lewin |
| 16 January 2018 | Actuaries - unlikely saviours of the world? | Sandy Trust (Grant Thornton), Marianne Harper-Gow (Baillie Gifford) and Kaisie Rayner (Scottish Widows) |
| 12 January 2018 | Engaging with Employers of Actuaries, in Scotland | Catherine Thorn and Debbie Atkins |
| 19 December 2017 | A customer-focused investment product minimising pensions plans | Dr Catherine Donnelly |
| 12 December 2017 | Machine Learning | Valerie du Preez |
| 11 December 2017 | Actuaries' Code | Alan Watson |
| 5 December 2017 | Actuaries' Code | Alan Watson |
| 16 November 2017 | Scottish Mortality - how is it different and why does it matter? (Edinburgh) |
Susan Hanlon, Mercer |
| 15 November 2017 | Mental Health in the Workplace (Glasgow) |
Josh Quigley, Tartan Explorer, and Lorna Gemme, Law at Work, Barclays |
| 15 November 2017 |
Scottish mortality - how is it different and why does it matter? |
Susan Hanlon, Mercer |
| 9 November 2017 | Scottish mortality - how is it different and why does it matter? (Stirling) |
Susan Hanlon, Mercer |
| 2 November 2017 | Longevity trends and CMI 2016 (Glasgow) |
Conor O'Reilly and Siobhan Lough, Hymans Robertson |
| 26 October 2017 | Longevity trends and CMI 2016 (Stirling) |
Conor O'Reilly and Siobhan Lough, Hymans Robertson |
| 25 October 2017 |
Longevity trends and CMI 2016 |
Conor O'Reilly and Siobhan Lough, Hymans Robertson |
| 15 June 2017 | DC Pensions: Consolidate and certify (Edinburgh) | John McAleer and Gareth Doyle, Aon |
| 14 June 2017 | DC Pensions: Consolidate and certify (Glasgow) | John McAleer and Gareth Doyle, Aon |
| 9 June 2017 | Reponsible investment: The new bottom line | Anthony Plotnek and Rob Nakielny, EY |
| 18 May 2017 | IRM - Putting theory into practice for UK DB pension schemes (Glasgow) | Presented by members of the Integrated Risk Managment (IRM) Working Party. include Andrew Hitchcox (chair), Chinu Patel, Chris Ramsey, Ed Studd, Lok Ma, Marian Elliott, and Tim Keogh. |
| 17 May 2017 | IRM - Putting theory into practice for UK DB pension schemes (Edinburgh) | Presented by members of the Integrated Risk Managment (IRM) Working Party. include Andrew Hitchcox (chair), Chinu Patel, Chris Ramsey, Ed Studd, Lok Ma, Marian Elliott, and Tim Keogh. |
| 26 April 2017 | History of British Actuarial Thought | Craig Turnbull, Standard Life |
| 5 April 2017 | Revised Technical Actuarial Standards (TASs) (Edinburgh) | Robert Inglis and Ann Muldoon, FRC |
| 5 April 2017 | Revised Technical Actuarial Standards (TASs) (Stirling) | Robert Inglis and Ann Muldoon, FRC |
| 4 April 2017 | Revised Technical Actuarial Standards (TASs) (Glasgow) | Robert Inglis and Ann Muldoon, FRC |
| 29 March 2017 | History of British Actuarial Thought | Craig Turnbull, Standard Life |
| 16 March 2017 | A day in the life of .... a unit-linked actuary (Stirling) | Craig Smith, Standard Life, and Robert Whitehouse, Royal London |
| 9 March 2017 | A day in the life of .... a unit-linked actuary (Edinburgh) | Craig Smith, Standard Life, and Robert Whitehouse, Royal London |
| 22 February 2017 | A view from China | Ellen Yang, KPMG |
| 25 January 2017 | The changing pensions landscape | Sir Steve Webb, Director of Policy and External Communications at Royal London, and former Pensions Minister |
| 19 January 2017 | Genomics basis of human lifespan (Edinburgh) | Peter Joshi FIA |
| 11 January 2017 | Genomics basis of human lifespan (Stirling) | Peter Joshi FIA |
| 23 November 2016 | Being an effective actuary | David Hare, former IFoA President |
| 1 November 2016 - Glasgow 2 November 2016 - Edinburgh and Stirling |
Presidential visit and strategy refresh | Colin Wilson, President, IFoA, and Derek Cribb, CEO |
| 27 October 2016 | Actuarial data needs | David Alison and Meshali Chotai, KPMG |
| 25 October 2016 | Target-risk equity funds | John Caslin, Director, Alder Capital |
| 5 October 2016 - Stirling 13 October 2016 - Edinburgh |
Climate change - a classic risk management problem | Sandy Trust, Senior Manager, Grant Thornton UK LLP |
| 22 September 2016 | Attention, deficit! Managing small pension schemes | Andy Thomson, Director, Thomson Dickson Consulting Ltd |
| 7 September 2016 - Glasgow; 8 September 2016 - Edinburgh and Stirling |
Target-risk equity funds | John Caslin |
2015/2016 Session
| Date | Topic | Speaker/Social Event |
|---|---|---|
| 19 July 2016 | FRC Consultation (Glasgow and Edinburgh) Changes to Specific Technical Actuarial Standards (TASs) and rationale for changes |
Robert Inglis, Ann Muldoon |
| 18 July 2016 | FRC Consultation (Stirling) Changes to Specific Technical Actuarial Standards (TASs) and rationale for changes |
Robert Inglis, Ann Muldoon |
| 21 June 2016 | Demographics | Amy Wilson and Kirsty MacLachlan |
| 20 June 2016 | Microinsurance | Eamon Kelly and Henry Yan |
| 26 May 2016 | Industrialised Financial Reporting Working Party | Representatives from the Working Party |
| 20 April 2016 | Behavioural Economics and Financial Services | Professor Liam Delaney, Director of Behavioural Science Centre, Stirling Management School |
| 13 April 2016 | The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' (IFoA's) Disciplinary Scheme and You (meetings held in Stirling and Glasgow) | Fiona Burrough, Case Manager, IFoA |
| 30 March 2016 | Public Sector Pension Changes (meetings held in Stirling, Edinburgh and Glasgow) |
Allan Martin |
| 17 March 2016 | EU Referendum | Tim Werkhoven |
| 16 March 2016 | EU Referendum | Tim Werkhoven |
| 2 March 2016 | Fundamentally re-thinking ALM | Paul Fulcher, Nomura International Neil Snyman, Aviva Investors |
| 9 February 2016 | The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' (IFoA's) Disciplinary Scheme and You | Fiona Burrough, Case Manager, IFoA |
| 13 January 2016 | What is funding liquidity risk and how can a bank manage it? | Iain Ritchie, PhD Student, Heriot-Watt University |
| 14 December 2015 | The Challenges of an Ageing Population | Professor David Bell and Professor Liam Delaney |
| 1 December 2015 | Risk Roadshow (Glasgow) | Christine McConnell, Head of Regualtory Compliance, IFoA, and Phil Doggart, Policy Manager, IFoA |
| 1 December 2015 | Risk Roadshow (Edinburgh) | Christine McConnell, Head of Regulatory Compliance, IFoA, and Phil Doggart, Policy Manager, IFoA |
| 22 October 2015 | Model-independent price bounds for the Swiss Re Mortality Bond 2003 | Raj Bahl, PhD Student at the University of Edinburgh |
| 15 & 19 September 2015 | What is funding liquidity risk and how can a bank manage it? | Presented by Iain Ritchie, PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. Hosted by Hymans Robertson, Glasgow and Edinburgh |
2014/2015 Session
- 26 May 2015 - Critial Illness Pricing: Can prices get any lower? Presented by Matthew Smith, Pacific Life Re. Hosted by the IFoA, Edinburgh.
- 21 May 2015 - The 3 Rs: Risk, Regulation and Ring-fencing. Navigating the pensions maize at UK banks. Presented by Doug Baird and Sharon Midwinter, RBS. Hosted at the IFoA, Edinburgh.
- 7 May 2015 - Professional Skills Event - Solving business issues and dilemmas. Presented by Tony Hewitt FIA, Lecturer at Imperial College, London (2008-2014)
- 26 March 2015 - A sea change in pensions. Presented by John Warburton, Executive Director, Distributions, and Sandy Trust, Corporate Pensions, Head of Unit Linked Funds, Prudential
- 12 March 2015 - Demonstrating solvency by brute force is computationally tractable. Presented by Mark Tucker, PhD student at the University of Edinburgh and hosted by Moody's Analytics
- 26 February 2015 - Impact of the 2014 budget on DB pension schemes. Presented by Steven Yates, Andrew Hornell and Stuart Cook, Towers Watson
- 24 February 2015 - Recovery and resolution planning. Presented by Sandy Reid from Standard Life and James Crispin from AEGON UK Plc.
- 5 February 2015 - Current legislative developments in the pensions industry. Presented by John Wilson, Head of Technical, JLT Benefit Solutions
- 15 January 2015 - There's more to life than pensions. Presented by Maggie Craig, Head of Savings and Investment Division, Policy, Risk and Research Division, Financial Conduct Authority
- 4 December 2014 - Joint KSS and CANUK event with two presentations:
- An Englishman in PRC. Presented by John Atherton, Standard Life.
- Trends and opportunities of investing in emerging markets. Presented by Steven Yang Yu, Redington
- 17 November 2014 - Adverse selection in a start-up long-term care insurance market. Presented by Dr Craig Adams, Data Manager, Market Consistent Reporting, Aegon
- 20 October 2014 - Talk 1 - Fund governance and oversight. Talk 2 - Taxation of unit linked life funds. Presented by George McCutcheon, Financial Risk Solutions Ltd. Hosted by Prudential, Craigforth, Stirling
- 30 September 2014 - Cause of death modelling. Presented by Donald MacLeod, Chief Actuary, Scottish Friendly Assurance Society and Chair of the Cause of Death Modelling Party. Hosted by KPMG, Gl
- 10 September 2014 - Family fortunes. Perception vs reality around retirement. Presented by Stephen Birch and Mark Jaffray, Hymans Robertson. Hosted by Hymans Robertson, Edinburgh
2013/2014 Session
- 25 September 2013 - Unmanageable Pensions debts - or perhaps "When push (pension debt) comes to shove (sponsoring employer insolvency). Presented by Allan Martin. Hosted by KPMG Glasgow.
- 28 November 2013 - A discussion in GMP Equalisation and Conversion and Changes to Accountancy Disclosures. Presented by Russell Laver and Murray Wright from JLT Group. A copy of the presentation can be seen here. Hosted by JLT Group, Edinburgh.
- 24 January 2014 - A progress report on the IFoA Quality Assurance Scheme. Presented by Ben Kemp, General Council of the IFoA. Hosted by Mercer, Edinburgh.
- 6 February 2014 - Employer sponsored benefits - impact on the wider market. Presented by Lee Lovett, Head of Business Development, UK & Ireland, Munich Re. A copy of the presentation can be seen here. Hosted by Standard Life, Edinburgh.
- 20 February 2014 - The Economic Impact of Scottish independence. Speakers Prof David Bell, University of Stirling and Dr Angus Armstrong, National Institute of Economic & Social Research. Hosted by Prudential, Stirling.
- 13 March 2014 - Building and using an effective risk appetite framework. Presented by Chris Cormack, Head of Financial Risk, Royal London. A copy of the presentation can be seen here. Hosted by Royal London, Edinburgh.
- 16 April 2014 - Alternative annuity design: constructing the pension schemes of the future. Presented by Dr Catherine Donnelly, Heriot Watt University. Hosted by Heriot Watt University.
- 1 May 2014 - Banking for Actuaries. Presented by John Young, Head of Customer Value, Retail Products, RBS. A copy of the presentation can be seen here. Hosted by Ernst & Young, Edinburgh.
- 12 June 2014 - Dealing with Government. Presented by Alan Rubenstein, Chief Executive of the Pension Protection Fund. A copy of the presentation can be seen here. Hosted by Hymans Robertson, Glasgow.
2012/2013 Session
- 17 April 2013 - Hope for the best but prepare for the worst – looking at the impact of a prolonged period of low long term interest rates on pension fund and insurance company balance sheets. Presented by Hamish Wilson. Hosted by Hymans Robertson, Glasgow
- 22 May 2013 - The impossibility of pensions – Can society support a retired population in the style it desires. Presented by Kate Yates. Hosted by Towers Watson, Edinburgh
- 28 June 2013 - The forthcoming FCA annuity review and the implications for the industry. Hosted by KPMG, Edinburgh
- 31 Jul 2013 - Discussion of EIOPA A long term guarantee impact assessment Study. Presented by Sandy Sharp. Hosted by Prudential, Stirling
Contact Details
For information regarding regional societies, please contact the Senior Stakeholder Relationship Manager, Kirstie Smith.